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This species of Hypancistrus
has many colour forms and as such has many L and LDA numbers also,
such as L136a which is also LDA05 and has very fine spots. L136b
which is also LDA06 with larger spots and L136c with very large
spots and is quite rare. L158 is similar to L136a. This is a difficult
species to identify correctly. Appeared first in the Datz magazines
of August 1993 and July 1994. Similar to the Panaque/Panaqolus
and Peckoltia genera but have fewer and larger teeth
in the lower and upper jaw. Sexual differences:
Males posses a broader and longer head and odontodes on the posterior
part of the body, behind the gill covers and on the pectoral fin
spines. The latter two are a lot shorter in the females. Aquarium
Care: No problem with keeping in groups but only one
Hypancistrus species to a tank as there has been reports
of hybridisation. Diet: Omnivores, juveniles
are keen on vegetable foods whereas adults are less so. Frozen
foods such as brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and mussels as well
as tablet foods.